Skip navigation! March 28, , PM. But all that changed 13 years ago this month. Tarek was only 11 years old when then-President George W. Bush gave Hussein an ultimatum : 48 hours to leave Iraq with his sons before the U. Tarek wasn't totally sure what that would mean for him. But his parents were. Together with aunts, uncles, and cousins, Tarek and his relatives piled into the family's Kia van and fled the city.
Baghdad basically fell for the Americans, and Saddam was on TV, talking. But then I saw my mom crying, she yelled at me for smiling," Tarek recalls. Then the looting started, and people were stealing things from government buildings, and museums, everything. Tarek's life would never be the same again: The family would flee to Syria and eventually to the U. Inspired by his own experiences as a refugee, he traveled to the region for Refinery29, speaking with Syrian refugee women and sharing their stories through Daughters of Paradise.
Ahead, Tarek shares the personal story of his own life as a refugee and a filmmaker. Pictured: Tarek on a family vacation in the ancient city of Hatra, located in Mosul in Northern Iraq. The Islamic State group now occupies the city. Warning: This article contains descriptions of or allusions to rape, sexual abuse and gaslighting. In this op-ed, they share their perspective on the importance of havi. After the controversy surrounding her Olympic run in , the year-old defied all odds and secure.
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